Midwest Contractor articles from June 2006

Midwest Contractor archives from June 2006

Smyth Joins Fabick Rents.
June 12, 2006... Staff Fabick CAT recently announced the appointment of Brian Smyth to the position of sales manager for Fabick Rents. A graduate of Indiana State University, Smyth has nearly 20 years of experience in the rental industry. Most...

Young, Iowa Win NUCA Awards.
June 12, 2006... Staff Brandon Young , vice president of operations for Miller the Driller of Des Moines, was recently recognized in the national Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) Chapter Awards of Excellence. President of the NUCA Iowa Chapter, Young...

Missouri Draft STIP At $5.4 Billion.(transportation improvement program)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Staff Missouri's proposed five-year transportation improvement program, available now for public review, includes more than 820 highway and bridge projects totaling approximately $5.4 billion. The formal public comment period on the...

Garmin Expansion Wins Award.
June 12, 2006... Staff The Kansas Chapter of the American Concrete Institute recently announced that the Garmin International Building Expansion Project in Olathe, Kan., won the 2005 Concrete Construction Award in the category of "Projects with General...

Grand Opening.
June 12, 2006... Staff Logan Contractors Supply hosted a Grand Opening at its new Omaha facility April 21-22. The new store is located at 6544 L Street and, with 38,000 square feet on four acres, provides significantly more space for equipment and...

Truck Equipment Earns MVP Status.(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)(Member Verification Program)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Staff Truck Equipment Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa, has achieved Member Verification Program (MVP) status through the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA). MVP was developed to meet the objectives of building better partnerships...

Van Keppel Among Allied Top 10.(G. W. Van Keppel Company)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Staff Al Springer, national sales manager for Allied Construction Products, LLC recently announced the final Distributor Standings for 2005, including a local company in the Top 10. The G. W. Van Keppel Company, of Kansas City, Kan.,...

AEM Urges Senate Action.(Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Water Resources Development Act of 2000)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Staff The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is urging speedy U.S. Senate action on the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which authorizes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planning and construction activities, including...

TEREX Reedrill, Llamada Agree.(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Staff TEREX Reedrill has recently signed a joint venture agreement with Construcciones Mecanicas Llamada of Barcelona, Spain, to develop, manufacture, market, and sell foundation auger drills in North America. These drills will be...

JCB Aims For Fastest Diesel.
June 12, 2006... Staff JCB, one of the world's leading construction equipment manufacturers, will make a land speed record attempt in August in a bid to earn its purpose-built streamliner car the title of "World's Fastest Diesel." To reach speeds over 300...

Ductal Bridge Opens In Southeast Iowa.(Federal Highway Administration)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Staff Lafarge and its partners celebrated the completion of North America's first highway bridge built with Ductal at a special ribbon-cutting ceremony May 5 in Wapello County, Iowa. Ductal is Lafarge's new, ultra-high performance...

Way President of Weitz KC.
June 12, 2006... Staff Radd Way has been named president of Weitz Kansas City after former Weitz Kansas City President Greg Carlson accepted the responsibilities as president of Weitz Golf International (WGI). Way previously served as president of...

Expanding An Icon.
June 12, 2006... By Curt Grandia Local Contractors At Work On New Bartle Hall Ballroom Working in the shadow of the distinctive concrete columns and steel pylon caps that rise to 200 feet above H. Roe Bartle Hall, which provides one of the most...

Astec's New DD-65.
June 12, 2006... By Curt Grandia Compact Directional Drill Offers Features Of A Larger Machine A Communications Data Link crew was recently among the first in the Midwest to use Astec's new DD-65 MiniMax Compact Directional Drill. Communications Data...

Methods Vary, Safety Is Constant.
June 12, 2006... By Curt Grandia Roloff Construction At Work On Old Lincoln Highway Interceptor Working for the City of Omaha to install various types and sizes of pipe for a sanitary sewer outfall to the Old Lincoln Highway Interceptor, Roloff...

Honoring Top Projects.
June 12, 2006... Staff Kansas City AGC Chapter Presents Building Excellence Awards The Kansas City Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) presented its Building Excellence Awards to member contractors May 11 during an awards...

Montgomery Joins NC&AA.
June 26, 2006... Staff Jereme Montgomery joined the Nebraska Concrete and Aggregates Association (NC&AA) in May as executive director. Montgomery previously worked nine years for a design-build firm, serving as the concrete operations manager for the last...

Geotechnology Safety Milestone.
June 26, 2006... Staff The Construction Materials Testing (CMT) Group of Geotechnology, Inc., reached 2,500 consecutive workdays with no lost time accidents as of May 30. This means the group has maintained an excellent safety record for more than eight...

Pellegrin Joins HDR.(appointments )(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Staff Marie-Laure Pellegrin, Ph.D., has joined Omaha, Neb.-based HDR (www.hdrinc.com ) as the company's membrane bioreactor (MBR) technical leader, based in the Kansas City, Mo., office. She is responsible for developing and evaluating MBR...

MoDOT Installs New Markers.(Missouri Department of Transportation's service)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Staff New roadside markers currently being installed every tenth of a mile along all 1,200 miles of Missouri's interstate highways will help travelers instantly determine their exact location and direction of travel. Missouri is one...

ACPA Offers Technical Publication.(American Concrete Pavement Association's new technical publication)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Staff The American Concrete Pavement Association recently announced the release of its newest technical publication, "Design of Concrete Pavement for Streets and Roads." The 16-page publication provides an overview of all major...

PCA Announces Fall Courses.
June 26, 2006... Staff The Portland Cement Association's (PCA) Education and Training Department has announced its fall course schedule. The courses, held in Skokie, Ill., use a combination of practicing professionals with solid experience and the...

Editor's Report.(construction industry)(Editorial)
June 26, 2006... By Curt Grandia Though it has been used for 15-20 years in the warmer climates of the southern United States, and longer in Europe, I first learned about pervious concrete last fall when the Iowa Concrete Paving Association sent me a gray,...

Pervious Concrete.(Stormwater Management)
June 26, 2006... By Curt Grandia 'New' Mix Offers More Effective Stormwater Management It was a small project, just 50 cubic yards installed April 18 as part of a parking lot at the new North Corridor Junior High School in North Liberty, Iowa. But the...

Equipment, People Key Mat Pours.(Company overview)
June 26, 2006... Staff Two Pours Total More Than 7,000 Cubic Yards STORY PHOTOS COURTESY OF PUTZMEISTER Soil conditions for most high-rise construction in the area are stable enough for conventional footings but the $240-million expansion of...

Cemen Tech Reaches Milestone.
June 26, 2006... By Nicole Cleveringa, Simpson College Communications Department Iowa Manufacturer Produces 2,000th Continuous Cement Mixing System Cemen Tech, Inc., reached a significant production milestone in May, producing its 2,000th continuous...

GOMACO U Trains 10,000th Student.(GOMACO University)(Brief article)
June 26, 2006... Staff GOMACO University reached a milestone this school season when it registered its 10,000th individual student, Rob Requeny, a mechanic from Hardrives Paving, Inc., of Delray Beach, Fla. As the 10,000th student, Requeny took home a...